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Comus are a British progressive folk band which had a brief career in the early 1970s; their first album, ''First Utterance'', gave them a cult following which persists. They reunited in 2009 and have played several festivals and released a new album. ==History== Comus was formed in 1969 by fellow art students Roger Wootton and Glenn Goring who developed their musical style performing in folk clubs in and around Bromley in Kent. The band was named after ''Comus'' (a masque by John Milton), and is also from the name of the Greek god Comus. The band grew from the early folk duo to the six piece ensemble that David Bowie came to appreciate. They appeared regularly at his Arts Lab project in Beckenham, Kent. He also invited them as support act for a 1969 concert at London's Purcell Rooms.〔Sleeve notes from the 1995 remastered version of ''First Utterance'' (BGO CD275)〕 Their first album, ''First Utterance'', with cover art by Wootton and Goring, appeared in 1971. The music is largely acoustic art rock (also described as acoustic metal and acid folk) that blends elements of Eastern percussion, early folk and animal-like vocals. The lyrics involve violence, murder, mental disorder and the mystical. After the album, woodwind player Rob Young was replaced by Lindsay Cooper, and the new lineup developed material for a never-released second album. No recording by this lineup would see the light of day for another 40 years. The group disbanded for a time, but Wootton, Hellaby, and Watson reformed the band with new members for their second album, ''To Keep from Crying'', in 1974. In 2005, a complete box set was released which featured both studio albums, their only single, "Diana", and a previously unreleased track called "All the Colours of Darkness". The liner notes feature an exclusive interview with some members of the band. They reformed for the Mellotronen Festival in Sweden in March 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.myspace.com/comusofficial )〕 They have continued to perform occasional gigs, including some new material.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.comusmusic.co.uk/news.html )〕 On 13 June 2009 Comus performed for the first time in the UK in 37 years at the Equinox Festival at Conway Hall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.comusmusic.co.uk/news.html )〕 In June 2012 a reunion album, ''Out Of The Coma'', was released. It contains three new tracks; The Return (Goring) Out of The Coma (Wootton) The Sacrifice (Wootton) and a 1972 live recording of material from their abandoned followup to First Utterance, "The Malgaard Suite". Wootton also appears on some recordings by Slapp Happy. Cooper went on to join Henry Cow. Reed player Jon Seagroatt is also a member of free improvising trio Red Square. Seagroatt and singer Bobbie Watson married in 2003. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Comus (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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